Saturday, July 6, 2013

Just for a change of pace, it’s a—nah, totally kidding, it’s another Green Day song, obviously. We went down to see my Mom today (she’s doing well!), and on the way there and back, we played the CD I got this week, “21st Century Breakdown.” (Yes, I am behind. I am quite aware of that! Better late than the Twelfth of Never, right?) The song that immediately struck me was “Peacemaker.” I LOVE this song, and Ken liked it, too. I had to play it twice, and I’ve listened to it a couple more times since we got home. I love the minor tone; I find that I am often drawn to songs with a minor tone. I love that pause in the last word, and then the final scream of the last syllable. The lyrics don’t really speak to me other than the sense of rage, especially what seems to be religious rage. It’s just a really kickass cool song, an auditory grenade. What a blast!Well, I've got a feverA non-believerI'm in a state of graceFor I am the CaesarI'm gonna seize the dayWell, call of the banshee hey heyHey hey hey hey heyAs God as my witnessThe infidels are gonna payWell, call the assassinThe orgasmA spasm of love and hateFor what will divide us?The righteous and the meekWell, call of the wild hey heyHey hey hey hey heyDeath to the girl At the end of the serenadeVendetta, sweet vendettaThis Beretta of the nightThis fire and the desireShots ringing out on a holy parasiteI am a killjoy from DetroitI drink from a well of rageI feed off the weakness With all my loveCall up the captain hey heyHey hey hey hey heyDeath to the lover that you were Dreaming ofThis is a stand offA Molotov cocktailsOn the houseYou thought I was a write offYou better think againCall the peacemaker hey heyHey hey hey hey heyI'm gonna send you back to the placeWhere it all beganWell now the caretaker's The undertakerSo I'm gonna go out And get the peacemakerThis is the neoSt. Valentine's MassacreWell call up the Gaza hey heyHey hey hey hey heyDeath to the ones At the end of the serenadeWell, death to the onesAt the end of the serenadeTURN IT UP!